When this show was first announced I couldn’t believe it. Jamie XX — the musical prodigy illustrious for his percussive talent in UK Platinum band The XX as well as his solo work remixing the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Florence + The Machine, and Adele — is coming to Hollywood to throw down a DJ set atop the roof of The W Hotel at Drai’s. But wait, it gets better. Joining Jamie in the black Red Bull booth will be another GDD™ long-time favorite, Jacques Greene, the soulful and extremely talented producer out of Montreal. If you trust anything we’ve ever told you here on GDD™, listen to me now. Check out this show and we promise you will not regret it.

Jeff Montalvo, aka Seven Lions, is giving us a proper start to our week with a beautiful remix of Florence and the Machine’s hit, “Cosmic Love.” He received a massive amount of support for his “You Got To Go” remix months ago, and now he’s on to the next bass-heavy and blissfully melodic tune. Seven Lions is gaining recognition very quickly, and it is certainly well deserved. Check out the track after the jump and grab the FREE download on his Facebook.Continue Reading

In honor of Valentine’s Day this year, the boys of ColeCo are giving you & that special someone the hottest, sexiest + most romantic gift of all: the gift of DANCE. The best part…you’ll be able to put a few extra bucks toward dinner, flowers + a box of ultra-thin condoms because this four pack of dance is FREE! Check out the new ColeCo website launch + the eagerly anticipated “Can’t Stop” EP after the jump…

To kick things off for my residency @ the infamous Dim Mak Studios (aka Dim Mak Tuesdays) in 2012, I have created a new mixtape to get you all hyped for the year to come. I’ve packed it with several of the artists that DMS has hosted and some of the upcoming talent, as well as some of my own forthcoming releases and friends too! So grab ahold of the new year with this boomer, and I hope to see you all on Tuesdays @ Dim Mak Studios.

OK, A LOT going on here. “Take Care” is a song by Drake featuring Rihanna. “Take Care” samples the Gil Scott-Heron song/Jamie XX remix “I’ll Take Care of U”. Recently, Florence and the Machine, an admirer of all parties named thus far, decided to do a cover of Drake’s “Take Care”. As expected, she nails it (see for yourself).

Not to be outdone, ColeCo (fresh off the MASSIVE success of “Can’t Stop”) have decided to bring some deep disco to the bunch with their super stunning Midnight remix of “Take Care”. Enjoy the beautiful boogie…

This week’s edition of the Dirt comes to you from the musical stylings of BONES and TRE. Can’t say much to start you off other than these top tunes are hot off the press and we wouldn’t wanna share the news with anyone else but our very own dirty dancers. In a sense, all the tracks below are what’s been deemed in the blogosphere as “highly recommended” (if you will). Now dig in kids.

///BONESpicks:

•Surkin – Orbital Highway (Voodoo Mix) √+
I don’t know whether its his infamous 909 + stabbing lead combo, or the magic of creating intergalactic ghetto-tech, but France’s little bad boy just gets it— and you should (get this) too.

•Zeds Dead – Rumble In The Jungle (Original Mix)√+
Had to show some love for ZD’s new tribal bass anthem. Something about the congas, wood block and meanest low end that takes you straight to the Jungle. *Check out our girl Mollie Tarlow’s video from the Mad Decent tuneHERE

•Bastian Van Shield – Nobody (Original Mix)
Bastian Van Shield takes us on a fidget techy ride that breaks down into a legendary monologue that any DJ would appreciate. From there, its vocal sampling behind the wheel of this bouncy bus ride.

•Dark & Stormy – Para Los Chicos√+
Everything this kid touches turns to gold! This brand new track from the Boston underground legend is a tech-heads wet dream. Para Los Chicos never gives the listener a dull moment with it’s intricate percussion, dark reminiscent chords and overall groove, make sure to grab this gem!*Oh and by the way, Dark & Stormy has sent us this track as an exclusive for this week’s dirt!

Despite volcanic disruptions and endless amounts of airline shenanigans, I managed to make it back to London for the weekend. So here’s the craic: Tonight, Fabric‘s playing host to a stunning lineup to mark the drop of Duke Dumont‘s new FabricLive record.

Solo‘s most recent tropical effort remixing Berlin-based trio Jahcoozi. Their Sri-Lankan/British MC Sasha Perera sounds eerily similar to M.I.A., minus the gunshots and cashmoney samples, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Their latest album dropped last Monday, entitled ‘Barefoot Wanderer’, and you can get your mits on that here.

Hopefully at this point you won’t be a stranger to Florence‘s ‘Drumming Song’, as it’s been remixed to death in the electro world. But this new remix by Seiji from Bugz in the Attic, gives a pretty fresh take on it. I’m a big fan.

Whether you’re out at Fabric tonight or not – Party on, Dirty Dancers; the weekend starts here. Have yourselves a good one.

Hailing from South London, Breakage has been throwing down beats for almost a decade. Evolving from d’n'b through to jungle and dubstep, he’s shown himself to be an extremely versatile producer and inspiration for London’s Scientific drum & bass movement. Lately his work’s been more dubstep oriented. Check out his new downtempo remix of Florence & The Machine’s Dog Days…